tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post9107118795600275566..comments2018-12-31T20:56:35.161-08:00Comments on United Hollywood: "As Long As It Takes"Kate Purdynoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-30550231443216368952008-01-06T15:49:00.000-08:002008-01-06T15:49:00.000-08:00Our goal is only to get a better deal than the Oct...Our goal is only to get a better deal than the October offer??? Really? Is that all we're now hoping for -- to get a better offer than the October offer? That offer was "zero." So basically, we're now going to call anything better than zero a win? Our expectations are that low now?MATThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793467495472513034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-20067607240137181742008-01-06T13:07:00.000-08:002008-01-06T13:07:00.000-08:00As a group made up of natural competitors, the AMP...As a group made up of natural competitors, the AMPTP solidarity can only last so long. As minor members of the group begin to defect (as is happening now), there will be increased pressure on individual studios to serve their own needs, and not the AMPTP's. The cracks are showing -- and we will have a deal in two weeks to a month.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008274417623702114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-25765627137668911642008-01-06T12:18:00.000-08:002008-01-06T12:18:00.000-08:00um, hotline...firstly, let me say that i support t...um, hotline...<BR/><BR/>firstly, let me say that i support the writers to the death. <BR/><BR/>am i happy to be making zero money right now and have my health benefits be at risk due to a labor action that, once resolved, will have no effect on my bottom line? no. do i think the studios are dinosaurs clinging to a business model that has collapsed? yes. do i think the studios are trying to bust ALL unions and turn us all into corporate wage slaves? double yes. do i repeat the above almost daily to all my confused, upset, STARVING LOSING THEIR HOUSES IATSE brethren? HELL YES. <BR/><BR/>having said all that, i must point out that IATSE has a no-strike clause in our contracts. so while i appreciate what ya'll are doin and stuff, please don't ask me to be grateful to you for protecting my 'strike power', which i never had in the first place.<BR/><BR/>thank you.IATSE Costume Designerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331160039882833351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-33716454444477904752008-01-06T02:50:00.000-08:002008-01-06T02:50:00.000-08:00I don't believe this is just about the internet. ...I don't believe this is just about the internet. I believe wholeheartedly this is about union busting. And busting ALL unions. <BR/><BR/>The AMPTP is not going to make up for billions of lost dollars during our strike from just our tiny crumb of the internet over the next fifty years. They're going to make up for billions of lost dollars when they weaken and bust our union. Because then all the other unions will follow. What other union would ever strike if ours is demolished? <BR/><BR/>And any union out there that doesn't believe this is about them, too - DGA, IATSE, you are grandly naive. Do the math. Billions of lost dollars adds up to ALL of us. And maybe you think you're safe now, but again, look at the big picture. How is is possible that if we are weakened or even break that it will not weaken or break you? How could you possibly have any strike power if we fail? <BR/><BR/>The AMPTP is trying to take down all the unions. It is the only thing that makes sense with the amount that they are willing to lose. The WGA is simply the first domino they are trying to knock over.hotlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785641606931294466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-32685659963572793392008-01-05T22:41:00.000-08:002008-01-05T22:41:00.000-08:00"The studios are looking down the road and see tha..."The studios are looking down the road and see that what we are doing will effect TV sales, movie sales, DVD sales, cable sales and subscriptions, PPV sales, etc."<BR/><BR/>Thanks to the little-used verb form of "effect," this sentence means the exact opposite of what you were trying to say; i.e. that your actions will bring about the things you listed instead of influencing negatively. Shouldn't a professional writer know this sort of thing? :PAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414259444531196224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-31449005482250802282008-01-05T22:15:00.000-08:002008-01-05T22:15:00.000-08:00Hear! Hear!Hear! Hear!JimBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243598532867625750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-24748689641836394312007-12-29T20:13:00.000-08:002007-12-29T20:13:00.000-08:00and I, as a fan, am ready to boycott new media as ...and I, as a fan, am ready to boycott new media as long as it takes, too. No more downloads or streaming for me! <BR/><BR/>Go WGA! As long as it takes to get a fair deal!Amused2bHerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629800303753669429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-48720449152019195142007-12-28T21:33:00.000-08:002007-12-28T21:33:00.000-08:00the AMPTP is banking on us cracking, on us losing ...the AMPTP is banking on us cracking, on us losing our resolve. keep to task brothers and sisters. this is the virtuous fight for the ages. believe me you, this labor movement is being watched by the world. it is the first significant strike of the 21st century, the first full-fledged internet strike and one we HAVE to endure. peace to all and to all a good fight.createORdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747584720506520606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462026865900537983.post-13600543119359198882007-12-28T13:39:00.000-08:002007-12-28T13:39:00.000-08:00As long as it takes.Good stuff.Some people will tr...As long as it takes.<BR/><BR/>Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>Some people will try to vilify us for it, but it is unjust to expect writers to be complicit in their own robbery. That is equivalent to the notion of working without a contract or working under the old contract under these circumstances.<BR/><BR/>It's time for the AMPTP to step up to the plate. The empire they control is eroding with every day they arrogantly bite the hand that feeds them; the one belonging to the creative community at large.Captain Obvioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914653846791290845noreply@blogger.com